A Hong Kong bus operator serving commuters in Tuen Mun has scrapped plans to reduce services amid soaring oil prices after transport authorities warned that it needed to apply for any changes at least 14 days in advance. ABC Touring Car Company, which runs non-franchised bus services linking Tuen Mun and urban areas, announced on…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has promised to allow more children from low-income families to enjoy after-school care on campus by further expanding a government scheme following positive feedback from participants. Social workers and educators welcomed the initiative on Saturday, proposing the government widen the scheme’s coverage to include more pupils and encourage more…
A housewife in Hong Kong has lost nearly HK$2.5 million (US$320,500) in an online shopping scam after she tried to buy collagen drinks for HK$530, according to police. The victim saw a Facebook post advertising collagen drinks and transferred HK$530 via Faster Payment System, police said on their CyberDefender Facebook page. The seller later claimed…
Customers at some Buc-ee’s locations are noticing a change when it comes to buying fuel – and the policy is already drawing mixed reactions online. Signs posted at certain Buc-ee’s pumps indicate that customers using a credit or debit card must pay at the pump, while those paying with cash can still prepay inside the store…
A Hong Kong charity has abruptly cancelled its signature annual trail-running fundraiser just two weeks before the event, leaving hundreds of participants in the dark on the reasons behind the decision. The 11th edition of the “Race for Water”, organised by A Drop of Life, was scheduled to take place on March 22 but would…
A Hong Kong court has jailed a retiree for eight months for posting speeches on his social media account in which he seditiously criticised authorities and called on voters to boycott last year’s Legislative Council election. Lam Ming-chung, 68, on Friday admitted to posting seditious content on his Facebook account between September 2024 and November…
Hong Kong’s decision to end tax breaks for private electric cars has sparked a rush to the showrooms, with some residents even selling their eligibility for the incentive scheme. A car dealer told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that sales had surged seventeen times, adding that one customer broke into tears just after…
After nearly five years of ownership, Chris Hughes has decided to part ways with his stately Romanesque Revival residence in the prestigious Kalorama enclave of Washington, D.C. The Facebook cofounder has put an $8.8 million price tag on the historic digs, with Marin Hagen and Sylvia Bergstrom of Coldwell Banker Realty sharing the listing. Hughes and his…
Kaden Zubler probably died the day he vanished or soon afterward last May, his family members say. Zubler has been found deceased, they announced Feb. 21 on a “Missing Kaden Zubler Updates” Facebook page they created last May dedicated to finding him. “The exact details of Kaden’s passing remain unclear to all, but it is…
After catching one of the biggest bass ever seen in California, kayak angler Damian Thao isn’t sure if it will be properly certified as a lake record. The nearly 19-pound largemouth is big enough to qualify as a record, but a strange state law that Thao inadvertently broke while transporting and weighing the fish could…